Automation Quality Analyst

Tundra Technical Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading solutions provider is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in Toronto who will drive quality assurance initiatives across automation and manual testing. This role focuses on delivering high-quality applications, particularly within the banking sector. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive testing experience to enhance product quality and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software development and testing processes.
• 5+ years in UI and mobile test automation, and API testing.
• Relevant Banking Experience and familiarity with automation frameworks requested.

Responsibilities

• Deliver QE tasks ensuring quality across testing methods including automation and manual.
• Lead testing activities to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Develop and execute testing artifacts and report status updates.

Skills

UI and mobile test automation

API testing

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD methodologies

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Test Automation Tools

JIRA

Agile methodologies

Interpersonal skills

Education

University or College Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Jenkins

Maven

TestNG

JIRA

Confluence

SoapUI

Job description

This role is 1x per week onsite and will be 4x per week in September.

The Senior Quality Engineer reports to the Manager / Sr. Manager, Quality Engineering, and is responsible for delivering QE tasks ensuring all aspects of testing (automation, manual, services, accessibility, etc.) are meeting quality while complying with the Delivery framework and process. The Senior Quality Engineer is also responsible for maintaining the code for the regression suite as well as executing it for each and every build prior to a production release.

Is this role right for you?

• Review requirements, specifications, user documentation, help files, and other project documentation to assure quality of the products and tests to be developed.
• Support all testing tasks within the collections project team; manual / automation, UI services.
• Lead, coordinate, and execute testing activities to ensure deliverables are delivered with the highest quality.
• Where applicable, select and develop appropriate test automation tests, applying the latest techniques in test automation (e.g., data-driven testing) across API and UI.
• Debug scripts by doing extensive code reviews following coding best practices.
• Develop and execute scripts for services testing, protocols, and data representations using SoapUI tools or related.
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of all test objects developed and test environments used.
• Research and document bug reports following agreed-upon processes immediately upon discovery of a quality problem.
• Update test execution status following agreed-upon processes as part of regularly scheduled test status updates.
• Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
• Assist in the creation of test project status reports and metrics (e.g., Dashboard, Release metrics).
• Provide accurate estimates for assigned task durations, along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies.
• Participate in weekly test team meetings to provide test status updates, execution, and development details.
• Develop and maintain good professional working relationships, especially within the test team and with those who interact regularly with the test team.
• Show initiative in setting and meeting goals within an environment of managed change.
• Understand the role of testing within the software development lifecycle and business-related project constraints, and effectively advocate for the best possible customer experience of product quality within those parameters.
• Create and manage testing artifacts within designated test management tools for regression/project teams as applicable.

Skills you need to succeed:

• University or College Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in software development and testing processes and methodologies.
• 5+ years of practical experience in UI and mobile test automation and API testing (manual and automated).
• Relevant Banking Experience is a must.
• Experience working on Regulatory projects in strong asset.
• Familiar with automation framework build based on TestNG, Jenkins, Maven, Node, etc.
• Working knowledge of automation scripting with the ability to code and debug scripts.
• Working experience with test automation tooling such as Selenium, Appium, WebdriverIO, or equivalent, and an understanding of coding structure and best practices.
• Experience in test planning and management tooling such as JIRA, X-Ray, or equivalent.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodologies.
• Automation test run reporting experience with JIRA, Confluence.
• Experience working with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of project management, SDLC, and TDD.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, and MS Project).
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Pro-active, fast learner, and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results under limited supervision.